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Media representations of violence and American culture desensitization

This is an update on my entries discussing my blog. My blog explores the topic of "war, violence, and the nation." To sum it up, I am interested in looking at how media represents war, conflicts, and violence and how these representations affect the American culture.

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Cultural relevance in Jamaica's higher education system

The Jamaican post-secondary education system is has struggled to reach its full potential in serving the Island's population.

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Multiple regression analysis of presidential vote share, popularity, and unemployment

All that you need are some variables and observations. Your assignment is to calculate and interpret a three-variable regression model, having a single dependent variable and two indepedent varaibles.

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The 2001 U.S. invasion of Afghanistan and just war theory

Who are the combatants? The conflict began when the U.S. And Great Britain invaded Afghanistan in 2001, after the attacks upon the World Trade Towers by the Al-Qaeda terrorist organization.

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Game theory and market structure analysis in economics

In economics, market structures are also known as market forms. They describe the state of a market with respect to the intensity or level of competition among buyers, sellers and the producers.

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Clinical versus actuarial approaches to offender risk assessment

The assessment of an offender's risk to re-offend is one of the most important tasks faced by those who work in a correctional environment.

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Self-advocacy skills for high school students with developmental disabilities

According to the authors (Van-Belle, Marks, Martin, & Chun, 2006), they believe a "third wave" has occurred in teaching self-advocacy to "individuals with disabilities" (Van-Belle, et. al., 2006).

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Logical fallacies in Gary Taubes's "Is sugar toxic?" argument

According to science writer Gary Taubes in his editorial "Is sugar toxic" for the New York Times, medical evidence suggests that eating sugar -- even in moderation -- is just as dangerous for human health as smoking.

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Geographic factors in United States population growth and expansion

United States depended in several geographic factors. Population growth and economic development were among the two most significant factors that contributed to the development and expansion of the United States.

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Ethical arguments for legalizing physician-assisted euthanasia

Suicide is a taboo in almost every human culture and it violates the teachings of all of the major Western religions practiced in the United States.

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